Excusesre: time.Floridsexy-talkExcusesre:lateness.Tone waffleswildly betweencontrite andpassive-aggressive.Apologiesthat soundbackhanded.A bunch ofbackstory Ididn't ask forand don'tcare about.Weirdlystiff andformalwording.Describes me ashaving "seducedhim" into thingshe would nevernormally do.Excusesre:money."I would havecontacted yousooner butyou said notto talk to you""I miss youbecause ofall the stuffyou did forme in bed"Indicates hemisses mebecause hisromantic life istanking (and hasno idea this isinsulting)Wishes mewell in a waythat soundsbitter andfakeIndicates hemisses mebecause he'sbored (and hasno idea this isinsulting)Complimentsme bydenigratingBecky"I had noidea youfelt thatway"Subtle implicationthat my wanting himto take me on dates= gold-diggingmaterialistic whoreMeta-argument"We could havefixed therelationship andnot broken up ifonly you hadn't___""If you took meback, I would takeyou places moreoften" (but hisfinancial situationis the same asever)"Write backASAP" orotherhypocriticaldemands.Makes excusesfor a thing Iliterally neversaid was anissue for me."If you took meback I wouldn't belate anymore" (buthe has no actualaction plan to fix it)Offers todo a bunchof thingsfor me.Excusesre: time.Floridsexy-talkExcusesre:lateness.Tone waffleswildly betweencontrite andpassive-aggressive.Apologiesthat soundbackhanded.A bunch ofbackstory Ididn't ask forand don'tcare about.Weirdlystiff andformalwording.Describes me ashaving "seducedhim" into thingshe would nevernormally do.Excusesre:money."I would havecontacted yousooner butyou said notto talk to you""I miss youbecause ofall the stuffyou did forme in bed"Indicates hemisses mebecause hisromantic life istanking (and hasno idea this isinsulting)Wishes mewell in a waythat soundsbitter andfakeIndicates hemisses mebecause he'sbored (and hasno idea this isinsulting)Complimentsme bydenigratingBecky"I had noidea youfelt thatway"Subtle implicationthat my wanting himto take me on dates= gold-diggingmaterialistic whoreMeta-argument"We could havefixed therelationship andnot broken up ifonly you hadn't___""If you took meback, I would takeyou places moreoften" (but hisfinancial situationis the same asever)"Write backASAP" orotherhypocriticaldemands.Makes excusesfor a thing Iliterally neversaid was anissue for me."If you took meback I wouldn't belate anymore" (buthe has no actualaction plan to fix it)Offers todo a bunchof thingsfor me.

The Pedant's Letter Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Excuses re: time.
  2. Florid sexy-talk
  3. Excuses re: lateness.
  4. Tone waffles wildly between contrite and passive-aggressive.
  5. Apologies that sound backhanded.
  6. A bunch of backstory I didn't ask for and don't care about.
  7. Weirdly stiff and formal wording.
  8. Describes me as having "seduced him" into things he would never normally do.
  9. Excuses re: money.
  10. "I would have contacted you sooner but you said not to talk to you"
  11. "I miss you because of all the stuff you did for me in bed"
  12. Indicates he misses me because his romantic life is tanking (and has no idea this is insulting)
  13. Wishes me well in a way that sounds bitter and fake
  14. Indicates he misses me because he's bored (and has no idea this is insulting)
  15. Compliments me by denigrating Becky
  16. "I had no idea you felt that way"
  17. Subtle implication that my wanting him to take me on dates = gold-digging materialistic whore
  18. Meta-argument
  19. "We could have fixed the relationship and not broken up if only you hadn't ___"
  20. "If you took me back, I would take you places more often" (but his financial situation is the same as ever)
  21. "Write back ASAP" or other hypocritical demands.
  22. Makes excuses for a thing I literally never said was an issue for me.
  23. "If you took me back I wouldn't be late anymore" (but he has no actual action plan to fix it)
  24. Offers to do a bunch of things for me.